The easiest and safest way to add animated GIF files in Wordpress

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The animated GIF files will allow you to add a completely new dimension via animated reactions. They are fun and highly engaging ...

And it's a rock-solid fact: animated GIFs are a proven way to boost traffic and increase session duration (time on site). More than that, posts with animated GIFs are more likely to be shared and become viral.

This is why they are so popular ...

The problem? Creating your own GIFs can be very time-consuming ... Finding relevant, topic-related GIFs isn't easy at all ... Big, poorly-optimized GIFs - uploaded though the media library - could affect your site speed ...

The solution? There's a cool website/plugin that will allow you to easily link or embed GIFs directly from your text editor. And I'll say it again: we are talking about linked or embedded files! In plain English: instead of uploading heavy images that could slow down your site, you can use simple links that are pointing to images stored on a third-party website (Giphy).

This awesome website/plugin will allow you to ...

easily search thousands of GIFs - stored in categories and sorted by hashtags - directly from your text editor
insert embedded GIFs into your content with a few simple clicks
save bandwidth on websites that are using shared Wordpress hosting
use engaging GIFs without affecting your site speed and the user experience

Sounds cool, isn't it?

This is is why I've decided to create a short tutorial where I will show you how to easily add and display topic-related animated GIFs on your Wordpress website.

Interested?

Here it is:

The easiest and safest way to add animated GIF files in Wordpress

Enjoy it!